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Dinner With the Parents Review: Family Frivolity Done Right

Meet the Langers, TV's Nuttiest New Clan

Naser Nahandian by Naser Nahandian
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Every Friday night, chaos ensues when the Langer family gathers around the dinner table. Based on the British sitcom “Friday Night Dinner”, the Amazon Freevee series “Dinner with the Parents” follows this American clan’s tumultuous weekly tradition. Heading to his parents’ home is eldest son David, now a math professor who’s always on high alert for his younger brother Gregg’s latest prank.

Gregg enjoys pushing David’s buttons and lives at home still chasing his dreams of music festival success. Mother Jane keeps the home while father Harvey finds humor in impressions and their local dentist rock band. Presiding over the mayhem is grandma Rose or “Nana”, who brings her own brand of colorful nonsense.

With relatives, odd neighbors and unplanned guests joining the fray, these dinner parties are anything but peaceful. Oversharing mother Jane sees wedding bells for David and tries marrying him off to any female within eyeshot. Easygoing dad Harvey usually goes along for the ride until an accidental spicy wing turns his stomach. Sibling rivalry between David and Gregg intensifies as the latter tries proving the former’s girlfriend isn’t who she seems. Chaos ensues as lies spiral and mayhem ensues, though the dysfunctional family’s love for one another remains strong.

Family Antics on Full Display

At the center of Dinner with the Parents’ mayhem is the Langer family. Matriarch Jane keeps her hands full at home with husband Harvey and their two sons underfoot. Eldest child David just wants to make it through dinners in one piece, while mischievous Gregg lives to torment his brother. Keeping everyone on their toes is grandma Rose, whose unfiltered commentary steals many a scene.

Playing Jane is Michaela Watkins, bringing her trademark blend of exasperation and heart. Jane cares deeply for her family yet struggles as chaos magnifies. Dan Bakkedahl plays well off Watkins as laidback dad Harvey, who usually egges the madness on with impression tirades. Whether bonding with neighbors or crooning in his dentist band, Harvey takes everything in stride.

As harried scholar David, Henry Hall excels at expressing pure tiredness of his family’s antics. Daniel Thrasher is a standout as the scheming Gregg, crafting new pranks and profit ploys each episode. Thrasher injects just the right mix of humor and unscrupulousness to his character.

Securing scene-stealer status week to week is Carol Kane as the eccentric Nana. With colorful garb and unchecked opinions, Rose fully embraces her role as family wildcard. Kane imbues the character with contagious enthusiasm, holding nothing back in delivering Rose’s offbeat observations.

Rounding out the cast are the neighbors like Jon Glaser’s hapless Donnie, who routinely gets caught up in the Langers’ troubles. Recurring relatives also stir the pot, complementing the core family members’ hijinks. Through it all, Dinner with the Parents lets its talented leads take center stage in crafting hilarious moments of familial fun and dysfunction.

Formal Frivolity

Dinner with the Parents follows a consistent yet comedic format. Each serving is a full Friday night dinner, where one week’s wild escapades spill chaotically into the next. From opening prayer to final farewells, the Langer clan finds new ways to revel in ridiculousness.

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Central to their antics are the ongoing battles between brother pair David and Gregg. Whether competing pranks or exacerbating each other’s mishaps, these siblings are always sharpening their tricks. Surrounding them are parents Jane and Harvey, fueling fun through impersonations and general permissiveness of mayhem. Adding eccentricity into the mix is grandma Rose, uncanny in her uncensored contributions.

With drinks poured and prayers paused, the doors fling open to surprise guests misdelivered meals. Every visitor turns an already raucous situation on its head, much to the family’s combined chagrin and chuckles. Through the ensuing insanity, themes of togetherness become tangled yet ever-present.

Taking inspiration from British sitcom “Friday Night Dinner,” the series distills organized chaos into riotously enjoyable episodes. Formal frivolity overrides order each week, as the warmly dysfunctional Langers gleefully bend household harmony askew. Their antics provide a hearty helping of the lighthearted and unexpected – the perfect pairing for any comedic appetite.

Lunacy with Love

Dinner with the Parents invites viewers straight into the Langer family frenzy each week. What begins as a cozy get-together predictably transforms into madness, as these folks find new heights of hilarious humiliation. Yet amid their antics rings an undeniable warmth.

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At the helm stand parents Jane and Harvey, forever trapping themselves in absurdity through well-meaning blunders. Few can match their flair for foolishness – whether ‘helping’ hapless son David or fueling mischief between brothers. Indeed, Gregg delights in doubling down on mayhem at every turn. And let’s not forget spirited Nana, uncensored in fanning the flames.

Before the salad hits the table, some scheme or slip inevitably spirals into ever-escalating embarrassment. Early tales involve mistaken identities and collapsing cover stories, as deception breeds more deception in a flurry. Later episodes see confrontations catalyze into fresh foolishness, like impromptu streaking or hospitalization.

Through it all, the humor derives from a place of recognition. Few families avoid the perpetual pratfalls, forced reconciliations and long-running jokes that membership demands. And in this household, affection defeats awkwardness time and again. As disputes dissolve into mirth by the finale, their bond becomes the heart warming the hearth.

Ultimately, Dinner with the Parents reminds that family, for all its fanfare and folly, is the fulcrum of our lives. So pull up a chair, grab a fistful of flatware, and maybe find yourself at this table – laughing alongside loved ones through life’s endless lunacy.

Family Fun (and Folly) Unpacked

The premiere of Dinner with the Parents wastes little time thrusting viewers into familial frenzy. We meet siblings David and Gregg Langer, forever sparring through boyish pranks, and parents Jane and Harvey, eager as ever to entertain. Into this madness comes news – David plans to introduce his girlfriend Kristen.

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Expectations rocket, then crumble, when the lady cancels. Our hapless hero grasps at straws and hires Postmates worker Destiny for deceit. What ensues tests all involved as the web widens. Between meddling matriarchs and neighbors dropping in, the dinner descends into the dysfunction we’ve come to crave.

A favorite episode finds the clan joined by sister Amy, catapulting Jane’s insecurities to new heights. Ever the social butterfly, Amy works her magic – some call it mischief – winding folks up. Before night’s end, a medical emergency appears, spotlighting care beneath the surface shenanigans.

Across episodes, charm lies in characters we’ve come to know. David and Gregg continue rivals through renewed pranks. Harvey stays the doting dad, supportive if hapless. And Nana? She keeps viewers guessing with wit and whimsy.

While stories stand alone, viewers glimpse growth too. David embraces his quirks more. Jane learns to appreciate family, flaws and all. And through the laughter, their bond shines clear – proving togetherness can survive whatever madness may come through that door each Friday evening.

Family Fortunes Untapped

With its freshman run, Dinner with the Parents offered laughs aplenty. Yet this clan remains one meal shy of fully fledged. Delving deeper could strengthen story and sparkle.

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Backstories hold promise to peel layers, shining new light on why these folks function as they do. What shaped Nana in her day? And those parents – did some past push land them thus?Ties that bind often stem from more than meets the eye. Let tales untold enrich our view, build empathy through windows to each soul.

Come next gathering, subplots warrant weaving tighter. Gregg bears watching in particular, that prankster ripe for redemption or ruin. And David – will romance rekindle, or academic affairs now hold sway? Intertwining threads through the seasons keeps viewers vested.

Of course, this crew remains comedy’s gift that keeps on giving. Yet creativity thrives when stretching scope. New guests, new locales – fresh fronts grant the funny. Maybe dinner expands its turf some evenings! Road trips together teach us more of each personality.

Potential indeed exists to deepen bonds we’ve made, in ways leaving fans fervent for each new Friday eve. With care and craft, Dinners yet to come could surpass the succulent spread laid forth so proudly in this first helping. Here’s hoping appetites remain whet!

Family Frivolity Finds its Funny Footing

Through five episodes, Dinner With the Parents has proven itself a consistent source of silliness and slapstick. The Langers know how to descend into chaos in creatively comedic ways. While perhaps not reinventing the sitcom form, they flesh it out with genuine affection for one another beneath the foolish facade.

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None can watch this crew’s antics without laughing along as relationships turn topsy-turvy. Sibling rivalry and parental pride interweave for continually outlandish outcomes. A surprise guest or prank gone wrong invariably ramps up the ridiculousness. Though plots feel familiar, performances pulse with passion and impeccable comedic timing.

What grows clearest is the love underlying this lunacy. As disorder reigns around them, the Langers emerge closer-knit family. Their Friday nights may go ever awry, but stay true to tradition with care beneath the carelessness. Any can feel welcome sharing in their meals and misadventures.

Lighthearted and low commitment, this show offers easy entertainment as we ride the rollercoaster with the Langers. Carol Kane and company merit praise for bringing these characters to such enjoyably kooky life. If whimsy and wit hold appeal, do join them for some timeless familial fun over dinner! Traditions like this serve to bond us all with mirth and mischief – so dive on in and find yourself feeling like part of the family.

The Review

Dinner With the Parents

7 Score

Dinner With the Parents proves an uneven yet enjoyable sitcom ride, buoyed infinitely by witty writing and stellar performances from its cast. While consistency in plot and character prove areas to mature, the heart and humor shone through in spades. Few family ensembles so deftly blend laughs and love as this eccentric bunch.

PROS

  • Fantastic cast delivers laughs through excellent comedic timing and characterizations
  • Premise of weekly chaotic family dinners provides relatable and low-stakes stories
  • Writing cleverly leverages situations familiar to many for fresh comedy
  • Underlying care and sincerity between family members gives heart

CONS

  • Plot and character development lacks consistency over episodes
  • Premise stretches thin without evolution of setting or characters
  • Humor relies heavily on embarrassment and fails to explore deeper themes

Review Breakdown

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Tags: Carol KaneComedyDan BakkedahlDaniel ThrasherDinner With the ParentsFeaturedHenry HallJon BeckermanMichaela Watkins
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